A progressive advocacy group is accusing Indiana Gov. and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence of voter suppression after police launched an investigation into numerous cases of “voter fraud.”
In a series of ads that will appear in print, online and on the radio, Patriot Majority USA alleges Pence is suppressing Black voters in order to sway the election in his favor and has asked the Department of Justice to investigate.
An investigation began in late August. Last month a state police spokesman said “at least 10” applications appeared suspicious. On October 4 police raided the Indiana Voter Registration Project’s office in Indianapolis and seized cell phones and computers. (Reports originally stated that voter registration applications were also seized. However, David Bursten, a state police spokesman, said in a statement over the weekend, “When the search warrant was executed on October 4, copies were made of voter application forms and the originals were left with representatives of Indiana Voter Registration Project, a subsidiary of Patriot Majority USA.”)
